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32 Spring & Summer Inland NW Trip Ideas
Inland Northwest trip ideas for North Idaho and Washington: including the Silver Valley, Lake Pend Oreille, Salmon River Canyons (ID); and Kettle River Country, Pend Oreille River, and Lake Roosevelt (WA).
10 Adventure & Travel Planning Tips for Summer 2021
Use these 10 travel planning tips to help you make the most of your spring and summer adventures during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Ski Bum Advice: Stuff I Missed This Season
Out There’s Ski Bum missed three significant components of his usual ski day experience during the 2020-21 COVID ski season.
Spokane Ski Industry Icon Fred Nowland
There are very few true skiing icons in the Spokane area, but Fred Nowland is definitely one of them. A fixture of the ski industry for 36 years, chances are better than average that you have come across Fred at some point—whether it was in one of the various shops that he worked at over the years or perhaps at one of the local ski resorts.
Shredding the Kootenays In the COVID-Era
Pandemic Deep Thoughts by Powder Matt from the Canada’s Kootenay Powder Highway in British Columbia.
Hand-Me-Down Ski Books
The allure of books from the 70s and 80s that cover a range of skiing topics — from ski racing, ski maintenance, and ski technique — is the historic glimpse they offer into ski culture from another era.
Meet Powder Matt: Border Closures Deliver Locals-only Shred Fest In the Kootenays
With the international border closed for non-essential travel, we asked self-proclaimed ski bum “Powder Matt,” from Kimberley, B.C., to share about the pandemic skiing life along B.C.’s Powder Highway.
Close Encounter with a Pileated Woodpecker
If you spend enough time in natural areas you will probably have a chance encounter with wildlife, where you share an intimate moment in the life of that species. I recently had an impactful meet up, or near literal impact, with the largest woodpecker in North America.
The Rhythmic Restoration of Walking
What is it about walking that’s so appealing, and how can walking benefit runners? Spokane physical therapist Jonathan Hook explains, in this Run Wild column.
5 Tips for Spring Hikes with Kids
Whether it’s one child or a small group of siblings, cousins, or friends, use these 5 tips to prepare for your next hiking adventure. Happy hikers want to go out again.